Attaining Bilingual Special Education ApprovalSchool Psychologists in Illinois who work directly with children who derive from a bilingual background are required to possess the Bilingual Special Education Approval credential. This entails successfully completing one of two courses:
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology 325 N. Wells Ave Chicago, IL 60654 www.thechicagoschool.edu Email: [email protected] Course description for SP447 Nondiscriminatory Psychoeducational Assessment for Intervention with ELL Students Offered in evenings during the summer semester (May-July) https://catalog.thechicagoschool.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=131&poid=4937&returnto=13358 Chicago State University College of Education 9501 South King Drive Chicago, Illinois 60628-1598 -Campus Location: ED 312 Telephone: (773) 995-2000/ (773) 995-2114 E-mail: [email protected] (Bilingual Education Program) Web site: www.csu.edu Course(s): Evaluation, Assessment and Testing in Language Minority Ed Loyola University Chicago School of Education 820 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 915-6800 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.luc.edu/education Course(s): Bilingual Assessment of School-Aged Children and Adolescents; Assessment of English Language Learners National-Louis University Chicago Campus 122 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: (800) 443-5522 X5147 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://nl.smartcatalogiq.com/2013-2014/undergraduate-and-graduate-catalog/course-descriptions/cil-ci-lang-min-ed/500/cil-510 Course(s): Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Students The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning Illinois Resource Center 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive Arlington Heights, IL. 60005 Phone: (224) 366-8555 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.thecenterweb.org Course(s): Assessment of Language Minority Students University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Education (MC 147) 1040 West Harrison Street Chicago, IL 60607-7133 Campus Location: 3145 EPASW Telephone: (312) 996-4532 E-mail: [email protected] (MEd) Web site: www.uic.edu/gcat/EDSPED.shtml Course(s): Assessment of Monolingual and LEP Children with Disabilities Western Illinois University Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies 1 University Circle Macomb, IL. 61455 Telephone: (309) 298-1183 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wiu.edu/coehs/es Course(s): Assessment of Bilingual and ESL Students *This is not an exhaustive list. **Not all courses will necessarily be offered every term at their institution. Passing the Illinois State Language Proficiency exam. (The links below provide more details such as exam administration dates, registration information, etc.): http://www.isbe.net/licensure/html/special_education.htm http:www.icts.nesinc.com One must call one of the following numbers to obtain the Registration Bulletin Packet which contains study materials and application to take the language proficiency exam: Illinois State Board Of Education Tel: (800) 845-8749 Site: http://www.isbe.net OR National Evaluation Systems, Inc. Tel: (800) 239-8107 After taking the Language Proficiency Exam, applicants and examinees may need to call Joline Redy (1-800-845-8749) in Springfield in order to obtain the PASS/FAIL results. Once one has successfully completed the single course requirement and passed the Language Proficiency Exam in the target population language, one must submit an application for Bilingual Special Education Approval. The form (73-67) can be obtained from ISBE (see above phone) or downloaded from the following web site: http://www.isbe.net/licensure/html/special_education.htm |